Tanzania lost its fourth minister this year on graft charges when Andrew Chenge resigned amid allegations that he took bribes, a statement said on Sunday. ”Chenge has written to the president asking for resignation and the president has accepted,” said a statement issued by communications director Salva Rweyermamu.
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/ 8 February 2008
Tanzanian newspapers welcomed on Friday the resignation of Prime Minister Edward Lowassa over a parliamentary probe into an emergency power generation contract. President Jakaya Kikwete accepted Lowassa’s resignation and dissolved his Cabinet late on Thursday.
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/ 7 February 2008
Tanzania Prime Minister Edward Lowassa told Parliament Thursday he had tendered his resignation to the president after being implicated in a corruption scandal over an energy deal. "Because I have been linked to this scandal, I have decided to write to the president asking to be relieved of my duties," the premier told lawmakers.